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3592640 No.3592640 [Reply] [Original]

Why are these games so damn good? Which one does /vr/ like the best?

>> No.3592827

I basically have only played through the 4th, but I am pleased as punch to see that the charm in it was already present from the very first game.

It has to mainly be the music and sound effects.

>> No.3592834
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This but it was my first gameboy game so I am probably very biased.

>> No.3592864

>>3592834
It pains me to know that not only are there shitters out there who have never played/look down on Wario Land 1, but also believe Wario Land 3 was the best Wario Land.

Swear to fucking god.

>> No.3592904

>>3592640

I like them all except for the first one

>> No.3592936

All games feel amazing to play

>> No.3592956

It would be very hard to choose a favorite. The first that I got to play was 2, which I rented from Blockbuster. For years, I had wanted to play a game starring Wario, because I was intrigued by the shift from antagonist to protagonist. It threw me off that the evil Mario from Six Golden Coins was now the star of the next Super Mario Land. I never got to play Mario Land 2, so I was thinking that Mario had 'lost' that game. When I saw the print ads, I knew that wasn't the case, but I think the idea stuck with me regardless.

TL;DR: 2

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>>3592640
I want to say 2 is my favorite, but I love 3's non-linearity and firmly believe 4 has the best and most refined aesthetic. I recently downloaded the soundtrack to 4 with the GBA compression edited out and have been enjoying listening to it off and on. The music of 4 is severely underrated imo, particularly that of the jungle level and toxic waste plant. It's a shame Nintendo will probably never revisit this amazing series.

>> No.3593306

2 and 3 are GOAT, VB and 4 are very good, and SML3 has aged like shit.

Also Wario World is underrated.

>> No.3594495
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a8-qo5ZfjY&feature=youtu.be
Re-release when?

>> No.3595291

I don't get the recent backlash for SML3.

>> No.3595327

I hate to admit it but my issue with SML3 is that I get tempted to cheat and use the debugging mode they left in, where you press either start or select 16 times on the pause screen and it lets you edit pretty much any on-screen value.

I mean it's just so easy to cheat. When I fuck up I always end up using the debugger subconsciously.

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>>3595327

>pressing 16 times on the pause screen
>subconsciously

Nigga you're a cheater.

>> No.3595463

>>3592864
>never played/look down on Wario Land 1
Truly sad.

>believe Wario Land 3 was the best Wario Land
Plausible.

>> No.3596256

>>3592864
>people have different opinions than me
Fucking plebs.

>> No.3596276

>>3596256
Yeah, it's okay to have shit opinions, but saying Wario Land 1 is bad is just poor judgement.

>> No.3596282

>>3596276
I'm playing through it right now and I'm not very far, but I think I prefer "statuses" over hats. This dragon hat fucking sucks.

It is okay so far.

>> No.3596332

SML3 was definitely a transition effort. You could tell that they wanted different gameplay than a Mario title, but I don't feel they figured that out the first time around. That being said, it's a solid platformer. I think the hats were a natural evolution of the Bunny ears from SML2. It's a decent pocket of the Warioverse for sure, especially compared against contemporaries on the GB.

>> No.3596640

>>3596332
>especially compared against contemporaries on the GB.
What did he mean by this?

>> No.3596731

>>3596640
Games on the original Gameboy often had shitty graphics and gameplay.

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>>3592640
Running through 1 atm, a bathroom break here, a waiting room there. Really comfy to play in short bursts intermittently.

2 is my fucking jam though

>> No.3596796

>>3592640
Virtual boy needed a based as fuck game to justify its existence

>> No.3596807

>>3596796
tbhfam, most games on it are ok or average at least, a few are even quite good, like Wario Land, it's just that it's not a pleasant system to play on.

>> No.3596828

>>3596796
Even the AVGN said that most of the games on it were pretty good.

It only has two games that are total garbage - WaterWorld and Virtual Lab - and the latter was Japan-only. Given the library was something like 20 games that's a pretty good track record.

>> No.3597914

So sad they had to fuck up shake it like that, its so bland and the level design so boring.
Yeah I know its not /vr/ but Im mad the series is dead, even wario ware is dormant.

>> No.3598542

>>3592864
played all 4 and the rankings are FACTUALLY as follows

3>4>1>2

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>>3598542
>2 worst
>VB omitted

>> No.3598898

>>3598542
Get fucked, 2 is charming and whimsical.

>> No.3599049

>>3596763
im so glad that was a banner

>> No.3599702 [DELETED] 

>>3598640
>>3598898
>low class memes
>le charming and whimsical rebuttal

wow do I need to make my point any clearer?

>> No.3599713 [DELETED] 

>>3599702
>le
No, you need to go back to Red.dit with your shit taste.

>> No.3599959

>>3595327
So you're faulting the game for your own lack of self-restraint. That hardly seems fair.

>> No.3600115

The only one I've played isn't /vr/. It's the GBA one. It's too difficult for me though, I can't quite figure it out.

>> No.3600163 [DELETED] 

>>3599702
Go back and rot on /v/ you pedophile.

>> No.3600382 [DELETED] 
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Did someone say pedo?

>> No.3600393
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>>3600382
"Eye of newt, I cast a hex on you."
"Grandma's wig, this will make you big."
"Kitten spit, soon your pants won't fit!"
"Pantalonus Giganticas!"

>> No.3600409

>>3600382
MODS

>> No.3601000

>>3600393
>>3600409
What was it?

>> No.3601048

>>3600393
oh no, not again

>> No.3602515
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>got all 100 treasures in WL3
>opens up the Time Attack mode
>still have music coins to get and new golf stages to try out

How can any other Warioge compete?

>> No.3602521

>>3601000
Ashley naked.

>> No.3602683

Alright it tooka minute to think about it but here goes.

1,2,VB,4, Shake It, World, Master of Disguise, 3

>> No.3602725

4 > Shake It > 3 > 2 > World > VB > 1

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>>3602683
>tripfag has shit opinions
Why am I not surprised.

>> No.3602825

VB > 3 > 1 > 2

Haven't played the rest.

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>>3602737
>Doesn't agree with my subjective ranking of the series entries
>STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE!!!!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Ah yes, what a wonderful contribution to the discussion. Yet you claim I am the problem?

>>3592827
The music is amazing and definitely part of it but I feel like a huge part of the games is just the mechanical design of them. I'm not a programmer or anything but I still found the book that did an in depth analysis of the game really interesting.

>>3602725
Definitely happy to see people ranking Shake It this high. It got a lot of flack for being relatively short and easy (to complete the game itself, some of the challenge stars can be pretty damn tough to get) but the same complaint could be said of most Kirby games.

>> No.3604373

I really like Super Mario Land 2, don't know if that counts

>> No.3604386 [DELETED] 

>>3604335
Take that trip off, faggot.

>> No.3604402

>>3592640
1>4>VR>3>2

>> No.3604415

>>3594495
what with the switch now, never

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>>3604402
Reverse the ordering and you'd be spot on.

>> No.3604446
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Post rare Warios.

>> No.3604553

>>3604335
>heeeeey guyzzzz! datz muh TOP ATE BEST WARIOS EVAH ! diz liek so useful n interesdating LOL
>S-STOP JUDGING M-MUH OPINIONS!!!

Typical tripfag.

>> No.3607307

>>3592640
http://www.strawpoll.me/11466495

>> No.3607602

>>3607307
>no VB

>> No.3608363

Wow Wario Land II has a lot more slowdown than I remember.

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>>3595291
Feels too much like a Mario Land game.

2-4 have their own very distinct design.

>> No.3611062

>>3595291
It's the least interesting game in the series.

>> No.3611630

>>3611062
It's still pretty fun though.

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>>3592640
How do you emutale this game without purple, 3D and crashes?

>> No.3613265

>>3613236
Works fine on Retroarch. It allows you to set it to black and white too.

>> No.3615061

>>3593306
>SML3 has aged like shit.

Please elaborate. I find it's still an extremely comfy platformer and one of the GB's very best games.

>> No.3615254

>>3593306
>aged like shit
I don't feel that it has, it's a pretty stellar example of a Gameboy platformer.

>> No.3615553

>>3602515
I feel that the "Super Mario Land 3" (sub)title was really just a marketing gimmick to try not to alienate gamers too much who were waiting for an actual SML3. Kinda like Yoshi's Island having had a "Super Mario World 2" subtitle tacked on by NoA.

>> No.3615706

>>3615553
Coincidentally, both "fake sequels" are actually more interesting gameplay wise then their "prequels". Nothing personal against SMW or SML2 but Yoshi's Island and Wario Land blow them out of the water in terms of gameplay and originality.

On topic: Wario Land 2 was my childhood favorite. Still haven't finished WL3 yet so not sure if WL2 is still the best in the series. WL1 is also great for its hidden treasures. Never played the Virtual Boy, Gameboy Advance or Wii games.

>> No.3615713

Wario is my husbando.

>> No.3615746

>>3615713
Ashley makes my pants stop fitting

>> No.3616827

>>3595291
It's fun, but it's like an edgy Super Mario Land. Wario Land 2 and 3 were there own thing.

>> No.3616873

>>3592640
>Why are these games so damn good?
Because R&D1 was the coolest part of Nintendo.

>> No.3617076

>>3616827
>Wario Land
>edgy
Are you just pretending to be retarded or what?

>> No.3617309

>>3615706
>Coincidentally, both "fake sequels" are actually more interesting gameplay wise then their "prequels". Nothing personal against SMW or SML2 but Yoshi's Island and Wario Land blow them out of the water in terms of gameplay and originality.

They had the choice between rinse, repeat and possibly jump the shark, or do something else while faking some continuity with what people had gotten used to so as not to alienate them too much. The chose the latter, first giving traditional Mario games a swan song in the form of Super Mario All-Stars before pushing the Mario universe into a long period of Wario/Yoshi/RPG/3D etc. spinoffs - a period which lasted until NSMB came around.

>> No.3619431

Wario Land 2's branching paths were awesome.
I still remember my amazement when I discovered the secret exit in the very first level.
It was absolutely brilliant.

I wish there was more to finding all treasures in Wario Land 3, like a secret boss or something. There's three whole levels that don't even have to be entered to complete the game, as well as an entire sequence of treasures that leads up to the very last one - and then it just ends. Kind of disappointing.

And the golf minigame sucked.

>> No.3620221

>>3619431
I love the surreal cartoon violence of WL2, even as an adult.

I came off 1 which had a death state, and I would loose my shit at the sight of Wario being flattened like a pancake set on fire, or outright made drunk.

I mean I love Doom, Duke, Fallout and all that for it's violence, but there's a lack of good cartoon violence in games these days, not just Wile E. Coyote shit, but creative things like a basketball playing bunny rolling you up into a ball and using you to slamdunk, or an enemy chef tossing fucking cake into your mouth, turning you hideously obese, hindering your movement (but also making you so heavy you can stomp straight through cracked floors)

>> No.3621824

>>3617076
playing as the bad guy is edgy by it's nature

>> No.3622035

VB Wario is smooth as fuck, god damn. I regret not playing it earlier.
The only flaw I've noticed so far is that it's sometimes hard to tell if something's in the foreground or background.

>> No.3622039

>>3622035
That's what happens when you're not playing on a Virtual Boy, the foreground/background 3D effect is lost. It's easier to tell on real hardware.

>> No.3622048

WL1 was one my fav GB game as a kid. 100%'d several times, got all endings etc, that feeling of discovering scecret levels, or even an entire secret world, that was amazing.

I also played the fuck out of 2 and 3 but 1 has a special place in my heart.

Tried to get into 4 once, but it didn't seem very appealing.
I quite enjoyed Shake Dimension though. It's not as complete as other Wario games, but the high quality graphics and music make it a great experience nonetheless.

Haven't played the others. Should try the VB one.

>> No.3622357

>>3622048
>WL1 was one my fav GB game as a kid. 100%'d several times, got all endings etc, that feeling of discovering scecret levels, or even an entire secret world, that was amazing.
>I also played the fuck out of 2 and 3 but 1 has a special place in my heart.
Are you literally me?

>Haven't played the others. Should try the VB one.
It's extremely good.

>> No.3622730

>>3620221

Exactly. Those transformations and all those other ideas they put into WL2 are still solid. I gotta say I also agree with >>3622048
Wario Land 1 was also a lot of fun even though it played more like a Mario title.

I miss the Wario Land games like most here on in this thread do and I would love to see another one in the franchise even if it's not on the same level as the Gameboy games.

>> No.3622801

>>3595327
>Find out about this as a kid
>Do it
>Give myself 9999~ coins
>Genie gives me a fucking planet
>Feel like a master hacker

>> No.3622803

I have difficulty picking a favorite Wario Land. I like them all for different reasons.

>> No.3623031

>>3619431
>I still remember my amazement when I discovered the secret exit in the very first level.
>It was absolutely brilliant.
Yea. Absolutely brilliant, just not give a fuck and keep sleeping.

>> No.3623061

Shake It is a gorgeous looking game, and pretty fun. Personal favorite in the series is probably 3 because there's so much to offer.

I don't know how much longer the 3DS is gonna be around, but VB Wario Land NEEDS a port, and that's about the only system out there that could truly emulate the experience. It probably won't happen but god would I lose it.

>> No.3623168

>>3598542
>2 worst
kill yourself

it goes

2/3>1>4
they're all good though

haven't played VB is it worth it?

>> No.3623536

>>3621824
Wario isn't so much a villain as an anti-hero, mostly.

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>>3623168
It's EGGSALAAAAAAD

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http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2770/

>> No.3626294

>>3623536
villain = antagonist
antihero = protagonist (who is not a hero)

He was a villain in SML2 and an antihero in the later Wario games.

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Wario is supposed to be like, a sicilian thug, right?

>> No.3626409

>>3626392
No, he is "~le funny farting man xd lol so random"

>> No.3626462

>>3626392

He's a greedy troll.

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mfw i saw this thread

>> No.3628276

>>3626392
>Joseph Barboza
>sicilian

Anon...

>> No.3628975

>>3628276
I'm sorry anon, I googled "Sicilian mobster" to add a pic to that post about Wario and there was that pic of a fat guy with a mustache, what do you want from me?

>> No.3630908

WAH

>> No.3632069

>>3594495

sounds fucking fun
i should have done more chores as a kid to earn this sumbitch